Grieving after the death of his wife, art historian Max Morden (Ciarán Hinds) returns to the sleepy seaside resort where he spent summers as a child. He retreats into his memories, reliving an idyllic time from his childhood with an unusual family he once adored. Also starring Charlotte Rampling, Natascha McElhone, Rufus Sewell, Bonnie Wright, and Sinéad Cusack.